Matt Houston

Matt Houston was an American wagon leader who trekked the Oregon Trail in 1873. He was hired by Gilbert Longabaugh for $400, an exorbitant sum of money, and Alice Longabaugh inherited the debt. Ultimately, wagon train leader Billy Knapp, after interrogating Houston and learning that Gilbert had indeed promised him $400 ($200 of which was to be paid by the time the party reached Fort Laramie), decided to assume Alice's debt in exchange for her marrying him.